Cabinet



May 7, 1935.

FQ IJ. MATCHETTE t CABINET 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Aug. l2, 1952 May 7, 1935. F. J. MATCHETTE 2,000,401

CABINET Filed Aug. l2, f1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 7, 1935 CABINETL l FankJI Matchette', New York`; ,l\*. Y., afssignor' toV The Servidin(lomlgrany, NewYork; N. YJ, a corporation of- LDelawxn'e ApplieationnAugnst .12, 1932,- lSerial .Nmv .628,514

3 Claims.'-

inventiomrelates; to ascabinetiaxlapjedgto;v be. mounted; uppnwone; side@ of: a bed1io0m ,on-, closetdoor,A to.V form-therewith a; convenient closet for,torinwearng;apparel- Y i: lmrnesA apartment and the.- likefe are seldomY provided', withadequate closet space?v The cabinet of myg inwentiom When; attacheditotheA door ot.- a; bedroom or; closet, u tilizes; what is otherwise;;vvaste snaceto` form-aroomy closetfzintoi 1010 whch'; at, large numbersfof articlesf.of?.v we arirlgi;1

apparelgcann-befconvenientlygstoned.: g Ihewinstant :invention 11s broafzlly't speaking, 4an.; imppoxfement upon. msncopendngfap 1'. \1ication,-i SerialNqeAByS'l led'zOctober 2; 1930.1, s.. In its preferred form, the cabinetfofqmyjillyenf tionfisfa, generally rectangular structurelfhaving am ,open face adap ted;'to be-,registeredfewith -the-v.; door: 1, l'I 'lige.fstructure lis,farrangeclyto bemounted toyswinggeitherfto.=the rigl1t or; to thefflet upon,Y D the-:,dOOn-andis equipped with a suitableflatch fora' holdimit;thereagainstiy Withinetheacabinetr. hayerplaced shelvingnnd; hooksaforf the-f reception; f of, articles` l ot; .wearing-i applel- My invention :will :be best under-stood, by referff ence-'to :the:l accompanyingi,Y drawingsfin. Whficn,a preferred embodiment rofitis shown byg Wayf-of; example, andfinawhicb.:.r

Figure; 1 is,- any elevational vi ew.- showing;;t he.tf, i cabinet-'mountedzunon la door and Yopened, iaxzvayf` therefrom; -f f Figure 2 is a top sectional vierintakerr,substarl tially;r alongg the` line V@2f-2 of-, Eiga-re f1 .flocking in the-directionofqthe-arrow; Figinza isa-top fsidefplan View off. F,-ig;1re 1;`

' Figure 4+ is A aicrossrsectional. View f takensube;V stantially along theflinel 4 3-4 ofwligyu-'eslV looking; inlthefdirectionoithefarrow; ,Y t Figure; 75y fis: a [fragmentary yvieW,-part1y, in :seca: 40 tiQlLgv Showing; the.. details of theqextensible.Tha/ng;-

el; Y l' n Figure (iv,is azcrossasectional ,View taken falonfgp, the-line flvof Figura 5; flooki-nggfirrfthe;direction onkel-afro vw v v Refer-ringnow to. the :drawingsfin'fmone: fdetai-l;- thedoonindicated gnerallyatl and. 1 1pp m-.fwh'ohf(V thefcabinet of. my invention is adapted itofbef mounted. comprises side-Stiles 2 4an .3, which; arefv connected' together by suitable @top ,and ;bottomv 5o. rails Mato. forma-frameafortheapanel lorfpanelszf Ihefshell ombody:structure'onthe-.cabinet-oimyv inyentioneomprises -anglemembersr .whcln'hayeeone legfedapted to:engage:thestilespf` the. door;u arid-Ahalia anothen; leg adapted' tcebeedisposed lair n righty anglesgtthefdoon. Thestilesengagingdegs of the.y structureyare ipiercedwith afplurality 4of holes.\,1fthrou`g h which ,mountingzfscrewsiare' prof jected to mount the hinges; 18:; thereupon.V Both angle. membersA 6v are: pierced-yl so@ that the hingesg) may; be.; mountedfupon either" one?.E of.' '5;` them [to thereby=-permitfmountingrhinges either; uponf-,theffrightforyrthei leftf side ofgthe cabinet.-

Formedrintegllly withtheyfreefgedgesA of.A the secondironesgofi theulegsuof said i-anglesV Aare sidepieces; I 0, disposed at;anqacutelangl ezto .thefdoorA 10Y and extending towardsfthe central pronfthereof; 'Ihewfreefedgesrofr these ;,si de.piecesf,I0 are; formed .v integral with. theI planar v front). panel member l l, which is .disposedlsubstantiallyypan allel-uto.; tne,fe-panelY 52o@ ,the door;4 15

ALODLDMCEZ SlCgiSled .With-.the angles '6;' sidesnieces; leaxldfpanel,y :H ,andecontains flanges. by;fwshicmitgisgxedpthereto, preferablygby weld@y ingr, This ftopg-plateglZ is;pierced'withatwofgholes Meg. one `locaiiednear-igeaclr; end lof; the-@plataV 20p,

These holes are adapted to receive a pinrby` which. a :suitable door; stop.-is1xed; to fthe, ,cabinet to: limit-i tnefmoizement of the cabinet lwith' =r e, spr-ictato;thefidoor:H A similarzbottomplateej I5;A` havngr anges f IB- registered; .with the.` angles,. 25; sidegpiecesfandfpaneluof:the door. is.` xedzin fthe v Oppositeeend-of-f the cabinet to close :the same.

Thebottonrf I 5vis.t;n0.t f provided with holes; since:

therdoor stop. gis; mountedwat the.l top irather` than atithegbottomaotythe;cabinet.. 30%

The precise dimensionsioffzthe structure thusv 'formed'.'wilhlbewaried togfit variousfsizes of doors.

InA allalinstancesa howeyer;; the; angles; 6: will. be spaced:far;enougmapartmoepermit tnem:.tcoyen` hang; tl1e. side stilesaofsthefdoor;.and the Hcabinet 35: structure 1 Wilkib'e; longe enough; to; overhang` the ton; andil bottom railsf ot; the 5 door: Preferably;A the; cabinetds approximately; sevenrinchesanarff rowemithamtheaawidth :of fthe. door, so; that.;there issa'lmarginzfoffzthreeoandv one-half inchesf.upon 40 eafohzzsder. off. thee cabinet when 1 it is `secured-to the door. Thisenlarging1is.-.am1:aleto'permitithev door Aknob; torbef:operated .vn't1 1 .ease,V particularly sinceethe ledgeSs-ofzthegcabinet z adjacent j the: doorv knob 1 are taperede toi-increase-` thee working` room; 45 The length '.of `theircabinet;istpreferablyal several inohespgshorter; than they door, so. ethat, whenY thew cabinet isiinstallied uponlzthel doorrit is disposed atsomeadstance above-the oorf ofifth'e room..A

This zpermitsfthe.- floonunderfthe cabineti to.\ b`e.r 50

easi-lyi` cleaned @Withran ordinarybroom or mop.'4

'Iherthckneseof the cabinetiis preferably apn-1..

.pnoximatelyi the Sameeasther Width .or thickness:

of.: therzadoor frame: Thus when. the ycabinetistx the frame when the door is closed, the cabinet nts within the door frame and occupies only what is otherwise waste space. In certain instances, where a door is mounted to swing through ninety degrees into parallel relation with a wall, having the cabinet of a thickness equal to the thickness of the frame of the door permits the door to be fully opened before the cabinet strikes against` the wall. The tapered edges of the cabinet, in either event, permit its installation upon the door and operation thereon without strikin Y supporting a relatively large number of clothes 'hangers in the cabinet.

against the door frame. l

In the embodiment shown sheet metal is used in the construction of this shell or body of the Y. the legs disposed normal'to the door, are pierced with holes I'I to permit mounting a latch member I8 thereupon. AThis latch member comprises' I9 containing holes` a mounting iescutcheon through which suitable bolts are projected to at- 'tach it tothe angle member 6. Ears 20 are turned up out of thisV escutcheon to receive-a pivot pin 2| upon which the movable member 22 of theV latch is pivotally mounted. This mov-V able member contains parallel arms 23 which YVare formed with hooks at their free ends, and a handle V24, by which the member is rotatedupon its pivot. pin 2| and engaging the' escutcheon and the movable member, restores tne movable member to its normal position When-the handle is released. l

A striker plate mounted upon the door stile contains a keeper 21 which is engagedfbythe hooked ends of the arms 23 of the movable member to secure the cabinet structure in closed position upon they door. Inasmuch as both ofthe stiles of the cabinet are pierced withmounting holes, obviously the latch I8 may be-mounted upon either side of the cabinet. The particular design of the latch may be -varied Within the teachings of my invention.

Within the cabinet, and located at the top thereof, is a shelf 30 formed generally YZ-shaped and having one leg 3| dependingalong the panel I I, and xed to this panel to fasten the shelf in the cabinet. The other leg 32 of the shelf extends upwardly along the Vangles 6 and is fixed thereto. This latter leg forms a ange along the front edge of the `shelf to retain articles thereon. The shelf 30y isspaced suiciently far from the top member I2 of the cabinet to permit it to receive hats and similar articles. .Y

An extensible hanger, indicated Vgenerally at 35, is mounted centrally of the cabinet and upon the depending leg 3| of the shelf 30. This hanger comprises an L-shaped bracket 36 xed by its short leg to the legv 3| of the shelf and disposed in a vertical plane normal to the panel and on the median line thereof. A generally C- shaped member 31 is slidably tted upon the latter leg of the bracket, this member 3l being. Drovided with a groove 38; A boss 39, raised out of the bracket 36, projects into this groove 38 and serves to limit the sliding movement of the sleeve withrespect to the bracket.

A spring 25 wound around the pivot The end of the C-shaped member or sleeve 31 adjacent to the shelf member 3| is beveled at 39. This bevel serves to guide the hook of an ordinary clothes hanger up on to the sleeve 3l as the latter is pushed inwardly of the cabinet, when that hook is registered with the bracket 35.

The outer end of the sleeve 31 is provided with a plate 31 which extends above and below the sleeve to prevent the hooks of the garment hangers from sliding off of the free end of the sleeve. The hanger thus formed is capable of Hooks 40 are xed to the depending leg 3| of the shelf 30 on opposite sides of the extensible Yhar`1ger'35.Y These hooks are preferably attached to the shelf member by welding.

- Y vAt the approximate center of the cabinet vertically I have pivoted a bar 4I to one of the angle members 6, and xed a retaining bracket 42 to the opposite angle 6. The bar III is capable of being rotated upon its pivotandbrought into engagement with the retaining member 42 at which time it is disposed across the open face of the cabinet. This bar serves to keep in the cabinet articles of wearing apparel supported therein Aby hangersregistered with the extensible hanger 35.

A short distance above the bottom plate I5 of the cabinet I'have fixed a guard bar 43 which extends between the angles'. This guardbar serves to prevent tall articles-placed upon'the bottom plate I5 from falling-off of that plate. The bar 43 also serves'to retain in the cabinet the lower edges of garments supported upon the lextensible hanger 35.

In order to limit the movement of the cabinet with respect to the door, I have provided a`door stop comprising levers 50 and 5| pivoted together Lever 5I is pivoted to amounting bracket '5| limits the movement of the cabinet.

Having thus shown and described my invention, what I consider new and desire to have protected by Letters Patent is pointed out in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:r I v 1. A cabinet adapted to be attached to one side of a bedroom or closet door having stiles and top and bottom rails' connecting vsaid stiles, comprisf ing, a pairof angler'members adapted to engage the Stiles of the door, integral side pieces extending from said angles at an acute anglethereto, a

front panel formed integrally with said side pieces and disposed substantially parallel to the stile engaging faces of said angles, bottom plates xedt said angles, side pieces and panel and having Ailanges adaptedv to register with the top and bottom rails of the door respectively, the stile engaging legs of-said angles being pierced with a plurality of' holes to permit mounting hinges on either side of -the cabinet, the other legs of said angles being pierced with holes to permit mounting a latch on either side of said cabinet, an exvtensible hanger fixed in said cabinet near the top thereof, a bar pivotally connected to one of said angles, and means onthe other one of said angles4 for engaging the free end of said bar to hold the bar across the open face of said cabinet.

2. Acabinet adapted to be mounted'upon one face of a door comprising a generally rectangular structure which is shallow along its longitudinal edges and tapers to a greater and uniform depth intermediately of said hinges, a Z-shaped shelf iixed in the upper part of said cabinet and having one leg extending downwardly against and fixed to said panel and having another leg extending upwardly against and xed to the edges of said cabinet, a plurality of hooks fixed to the downwardly extending leg of said shelf, an L- shaped bracket fixed upon said downwardly extending leg of said shelf at the mid-section thereof, a hanger slidably mounted upon said bracket, means for limiting the sliding movement of said hanger with respect to said bracket, anda bar pivotally mounted in said cabinet below said hanger to retain in the cabinet articles hung upon said hanger.

3. A cabinet adapted to be attached to one side of a door having side Stiles joined together by top and bottom rails, comprising a pair of angle members adapted to engage the stiles of the door, integral side pieces extending from'said angles at an acute angle to the door, a front panel formed integrally with said side pieces and disposed parallel to the door, top and bottom plates fixed to said angles, side pieces and panel and having flanges adapted to engage the top and bottom rails of the door respectively, said stile engaging angles being pierced with a plurality of holes to permit mounting hinges on either side of the cabinet, 'Y

said side pieces adjacent said angles being pierced with a plurality of holes to permit mounting a latch upon either side of the cabinet, a Z-shaped shelf xed in the upper part of the cabinet and having one leg Vregistered with and fixed to said panel and disposed below the shelf, and having another leg registered with said angles and fixed thereto and disposed above said shelf to retain articles thereon, an extensible hanger xed to the downwardly extending leg of said shelf, a plurality of hooks fixed to the downwardly extending leg of said shelf, a retaining bar pivotally fixed to one of said angles, a bracket fixed to the other one of said angles and adapted to `receive the free end of said bar to retain the same across the open face-of the cabinet, and a guard bar fixed to said angles and disposed above the bottom of said cabinet to retain tall articles upon the bottom of the cabinet. Y

FRANK J. MATCHETTE. 

